Carol Creiniceanu

Carol Creiniceanu (1 February 1939 – 14 January 2012) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of the Romanian team that reached quarterfinals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1][3][7]

Carol Creiniceanu

Personal information
Date of birth	1 February 1939
Place of birth	Lupeni, Romania[1]
Date of death	14 January 2012 (aged 72)[2]
Place of death	Lupeni, Romania
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1956	Minerul Lupeni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Minerul Lupeni[a]	51	(22)
1961–1971	Steaua București[4]	156	(43)
Total		207	(65)
International career
1963–1969	Romania[b]	14	(5)
Managerial career
1979–1980	Metalul București
1981–1982	Mecanică Fină Bucureşti
1982–1983	ASA Mizil
1990	Jiul Petroșani (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Creiniceanu played three games and scored one goal at international level for Romania, making his debut on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu used him to replace Ion Haidu in the 32nd minute of a friendly which ended 0–0 against Turkey.^[6][8] His following game was also against Turkey, a 3–0 victory at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored the final goal.^[6][9] His last game for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against Yugoslavia.^[6][10] Creiniceanu also played 11 games and scored 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team, participating at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he scored two goals, one in a 3–1 victory against Mexico and one in a 4–2 victory against Ghana, helping the team finish in the 5th place.^[5][11][12]

Honours

Minerul Lupeni

• Divizia B: 1958–59^[5]

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1967–68^[5]
• Cupa României (6): 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71^[5]

Notes

1. The statistics for the 1957–58 and 1958–59 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.^[3]
2. Including 11 appearances and 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team.^[5][6]